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*NGF 15* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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161 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diggler avoids it really well and circles away.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Diggler takes one on the button.
Drago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler misses with a looping left.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggler lands an overhand right.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Boris Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diggler connects with a body shot.
Diggler misses with a body shot
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diggler thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Boris Drago has been cut.
Drago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout.
Drago throws a jab when Diggler was well out of range.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago works the jab nicely.
Diggler throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diggler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Drago as he checks the leg kick.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago scores with a nice right hand.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Diggler is out of range.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Diggler.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Diggler.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Diggler misses with a wild combination.
Drago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diggler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diggler scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drago's head.
A big right from Drago misses.
Diggler lands a leg kick that knocks Drago off balance momentarily.
Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drago is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggler finish him?
Diggler throws a shot to the body.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago moves away from the strike by Diggler.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dirk Diggler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggler throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago moves out of range as Diggler strikes.
Diggler throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Diggler misses with an uppercut.
Diggler lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Drago out cold! Drago is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dirk Diggler!
After the big win, Dirk Diggler made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ultimate Fighting Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Andersson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz pushes Andersson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling the position.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Andersson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson blocking some punches.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andersson.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson is working Cruz over against the cage.
Andersson cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A short left from Andersson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersson lands a right hand.
Andersson breaks from the clinch.
Andersson misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Andersson misses with a leg kick.
Cruz cracks the inside of Andersson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.
It looks like Augusto Cruz has been cut.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Andersson thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Andersson scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz is rocked!
Andersson moves in close and cracks Cruz with a massive right hand! Cruz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Andersson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Andersson!
Harald Andersson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunthor Xiilianiatoph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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269 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunthor Xiilianiatoph!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiilianiatoph misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Probert throws a wild body kick that Xiilianiatoph sees coming a mile off.
Xiilianiatoph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Probert throws the left hand but Xiilianiatoph avoids the punch easily.
Xiilianiatoph moves in looking to clinch but Probert pushes him off.
Xiilianiatoph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiilianiatoph is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Xiilianiatoph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probert lands a left and a right that send Xiilianiatoph crashing to the mat, dazed. Probert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Gunthor Xiilianiatoph has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiilianiatoph leaves his chin hanging out and Probert seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Xiilianiatoph crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Probert!
After the big win, Bob Probert made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ultimate Fighting Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Leszcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Agonoize, Koprolalie. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryszard Leszcz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whack! Tompson lands a heavy head kick that drops Leszcz. The ref tackles Tompson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Leszcz was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Tompson!
Mike Tompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Bedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Bedorf!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Bedorf.
It looks like Brett Riverboat has been cut.
Bedorf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Karol Bedorf has been cut.
Riverboat connects with a body shot that sends Bedorf's belly button to the back.
Riverboat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riverboat ducks under a wild hook from Bedorf.
Bedorf throws the left hand but Riverboat avoids the punch easily.
Riverboat moves away from the strike by Bedorf.
Riverboat ducks under a wild hook from Bedorf.
Riverboat throws a hook to the side of Bedorf's head but Bedorf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Riverboat as he connects with a hook.
Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bedorf.
Nice defenses there by Riverboat.
Bedorf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riverboat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riverboat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bedorf looks gassed!
Bedorf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riverboat jabs at Bedorf's body.
Riverboat drops Bedorf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bedorf looks back up at him and smiles so Riverboat waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bedorf is rocked!
Riverboat connects with a solid leg kick.
Bedorf is still on wobbly legs! Can Riverboat finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Riverboat counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bedorf! He's just covering up as Riverboat starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Riverboat!
Brett Riverboat very nearly forgot to thank Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gobalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Gobalsky's chin.
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Gobalsky!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobalsky doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Gobalsky shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gobalsky looks gassed!
Gobalsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Victor Gobalsky has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gobalsky gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Gobalsky tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Miller is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Gobalsky buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Gobalsky!! Gobalsky is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Miller throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeddicus Starburst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zeddicus Starburst is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rock misses.
Starburst throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.
Starburst moves away from the strike by Rock.
Starburst swinging wildly here.
Rock misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starburst.
A punch combination from Rock misses.
A head kick misses from Starburst.
Nice takedown defense from Starburst. No joy for Rock on that attempt.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starburst needs to keep his hands up - Rock had a free shot at his head there.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on Starburst's shoulder, as Starburst tries to avoid the shot.
Zeddicus Starburst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starburst moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Starburst lands with a kick to the temple. Rock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Lance Rock has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starburst throws a head kick that misses.
Starburst is looking to land body kicks.
Rock avoids a kick to the body.
Starburst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Rock shoots in and gets a takedown into Starburst's guard.
Starburst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starburst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rock is working Starburst over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starburst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock wants to pass the guard but Starburst is keeping the position.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starburst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rock postures up in Starburst's guard and throws a big left but Starburst blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Starburst's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starburst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Starburst is breathing heavily.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Starburst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Starburst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but Starburst has wrist control.
Rock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starburst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
Starburst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starburst walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Rock blocks the leg kick.
Starburst motions for Rock to come forward. Starburst throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starburst throws a big shot that misses.
Rock avoids the head kick by Starburst.
A good leg kick by Starburst.
Starburst misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Starburst.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starburst has time to react.
Starburst is rocked!
Rock throws a hook to the side of Starburst's head but Starburst sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Starburst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Starburst up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Rock from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Starburst's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Rock!
Lance Rock is the new welterweight champion!
Lance Rock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Zergopalitix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Kalinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruslan Kalinin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Zergopalitix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Kalinin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zergopalitix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kalinin is trying to defend but Zergopalitix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zergopalitix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kalinin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalinin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalinin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zergopalitix defends it easily.
Zergopalitix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kalinin's head.
Zergopalitix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zergopalitix is in close to Kalinin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zergopalitix postures up and lands a big shot to Kalinin's brow.
Zergopalitix throws a big elbow that misses.
Zergopalitix drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kalinin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zergopalitix has Kalinin in his guard.
Zergopalitix throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kalinin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zergopalitix is keeping the position for now.
Kalinin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kalinin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zergopalitix keeping moving, preventing Kalinin from controlling successfully.
Zergopalitix thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zergopalitix will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zergopalitix throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalinin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kalinin looking to pass the guard.
Zergopalitix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zergopalitix throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kalinin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zergopalitix tries to strike from the bottom.
Zergopalitix throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalinin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalinin tries to free his leg and advance position but Zergopalitix is retaining full guard.
Zergopalitix lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Kalinin drops back looking for a leg! Zergopalitix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zergopalitix manages to kick Kalinin off! Kalinin jumps back into Zergopalitix's guard.
Zergopalitix lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zergopalitix doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zergopalitix punching from the bottom - just letting Kalinin know he's still in a fight.
Zergopalitix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zergopalitix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalinin manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalinin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalinin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalinin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalinin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalinin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zergopalitix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zergopalitix landing with the ground and pound.
Zergopalitix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zergopalitix connects with a couple of short punches.
Kalinin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalinin looking for a guillotine here but Zergopalitix defends easily.
Zergopalitix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zergopalitix has gone for a leg lock! Kalinin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zergopalitix's guard.
Zergopalitix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zergopalitix tries to get out of the position.
Zergopalitix throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zergopalitix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalinin is one step ahead there.
Kalinin wants to control from the top but Zergopalitix keeps moving.
Kalinin tries to free his leg and advance position but Zergopalitix is retaining full guard.
Zergopalitix looking for a guillotine here but Kalinin defends easily.
Zergopalitix will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kalinin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zergopalitix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zergopalitix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zergopalitix is striking but Kalinin is not phased and passes to half guard.
Zergopalitix missing with punches from the bottom.
Kalinin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zergopalitix has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raul Zergopalitix will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zergopalitix changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kalinin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zergopalitix landing a few strikes.
Zergopalitix grinds an elbow into Kalinin's temple.
Kalinin sneaks back into half guard.
Zergopalitix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalinin's head.
Kalinin gets back to full guard.
Zergopalitix scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalinin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zergopalitix stands up over Kalinin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kalinin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zergopalitix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalinin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zergopalitix scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinin looking for a guillotine here but Zergopalitix defends easily.
Zergopalitix landing some decent shots from guard.
Zergopalitix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalinin on the ground.
Kalinin is looking for a triangle but Zergopalitix pushes his legs off easily.
Kalinin has his foot on Zergopalitix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zergopalitix works his way back into a safe position though.
Zergopalitix is posturing up here but Kalinin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Zergopalitix tries to roll out but it's too tight and Zergopalitix has to tap! Slick submission there by Kalinin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Kalinin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Shibasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shibasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Genki Sudo - 'Mind Shift'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makoto Shibasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shibasaki looks to land a left hand but Hooker moved out of range nicely.
Hooker lands a head kick!
Hooker misses with a head kick.
Hooker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shibasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker swings widly with a right hand
and Shibasaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shibasaki.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hooker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shibasaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hooker's half guard.
Shibasaki trying to pass the guard but Hooker defending well.
Hooker is trying to maintain the position but Shibasaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Shibasaki prevents Hooker from standing back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooker trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooker is looking for a sweep. Shibasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki trying to pass the guard but Hooker defending well.
Hooker is trying to stand back up but Shibasaki is controlling him
Shibasaki tries to pass to full mount but Hooker defends it.
Hooker wants to get back to full guard.
Shibasaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shibasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shibasaki throwing shots but Hooker is blocking nicely.
Shibasaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shibasaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker trying to control but Shibasaki postures up.
Shibasaki trying to pass the guard but Hooker defending well.
Shibasaki stalling.
Shibasaki works his way into full mount!
Shibasaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shibasaki trying to control but Hooker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki controlling his opponent.
Shibasaki landing strikes from the mount.
Shibasaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hooker is looking to escape.
Shibasaki landing punches.
Shibasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shibasaki with shots to the head and body - Hooker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shibasaki working Hooker over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makoto Shibasaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shibasaki cracks Hooker with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hooker falls to his knees and Shibasaki doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makoto Shibasaki!
Post fight, an emotional Makoto Shibasaki said 'We are all one!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has chosen Fabolous ft. Jeremih - It's My Time as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nowak has his foot on Butrovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Butrovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Nowak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butrovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nowak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nowak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nowak!
Butrovic is trying to control Nowak's posture but Nowak avoids it.
Butrovic stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Butrovic regains half guard.
Nowak trying to control the action but Butrovic is working from the bottom.
Butrovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nowak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nowak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butrovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Butrovic is trying to control the position but Nowak postures up.
Nowak tries to stand but Butrovic is controlling from the bottom.
Nowak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Butrovic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nowak has Butrovic in his guard.
Butrovic stands and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic looks up at the clock and then as Nowak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Butrovic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Butrovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Butrovic working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nowak tries to buck Butrovic off but Butrovic is having none of it.
Nowak can't do much from the bottom here.
Butrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowak keeps working.
Nowak is trying to control Butrovic's posture but Butrovic avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nowak being controlled for a moment.
Nowak wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nowak taking a bit of punishment here - Butrovic scoring with strikes.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Butrovic scores with punches from side control.
Butrovic wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Butrovic wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Butrovic is putting a hurting on Nowak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Butrovic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nowak!
Butrovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nowak to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nowak shrugs it off.
Butrovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butrovic lands with a right hand.
Nowak dives in and grabs Butrovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butrovic pushes down on Nowak's head and hops out.
Nowak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butrovic circles away.
Nowak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nowak keeping full guard, as Butrovic tries to pass.
Butrovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nowak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Butrovic!
Poor strikes thrown by Nowak there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Butrovic is controlling an arm, preventing Nowak from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Butrovic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nowak tries to pass to full mount but Butrovic defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic is looking for a sweep. Nowak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nowak misses with a head shot. Butrovic uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nowak trying to control but Butrovic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic controlling the position.
Butrovic is trying to control the position but Nowak postures up.
Butrovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nowak passes Butrovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Butrovic is pressing down on Nowak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butrovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nowak postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nowak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butrovic is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butrovic winds up and cracks Nowak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet.
Butrovic stalling.
Butrovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nowak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butrovic drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic controlling the action here.
Butrovic is trying to control. Nowak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Butrovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Butrovic is controlling the pace.
Butrovic blocks the strikes from Nowak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butrovic lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butrovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
Butrovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Nowak sprawls well. He's pushed Butrovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butrovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowak.
Butrovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowak.
Nowak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butrovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Nowak's head.
Butrovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Butrovic.
Nowak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butrovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic feints and as Nowak raises his hands in defense, Butrovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Butrovic lands a couple of elbows.
Nowak throws his legs up looking for a submission but Butrovic uses it to pass to side control.
Nowak taking a bit of punishment here - Butrovic scoring with strikes.
Nowak is trying to improve his position.
Butrovic taking a breather here.
Butrovic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hannibal Butrovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Butrovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Butrovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Butrovic trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Butrovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Nowak tries to bench press Butrovic off him but Butrovic keeps the position.
Butrovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic controls the position.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Butrovic working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nowak taking a bit of punishment here - Butrovic scoring with strikes.
Butrovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard.
Nowak tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Butrovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nowak is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic controlling from the full mount.
Nowak is still in real trouble! Can Butrovic finish him?
Butrovic trying to control but Nowak is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butrovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Butrovic won't allow Nowak to sweep him here.
Nowak seems to have recovered his senses.
Butrovic distracts Nowak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Butrovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Butrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butrovic postures up and lands a big shot to Nowak's brow.
Butrovic trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Butrovic pushing down on Nowak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Butrovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Butrovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butrovic works his way into side control.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Butrovic working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nowak some visible discomfort.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Butrovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Butrovic lands a strong strike to the head of Nowak. That's dazed him! Butrovic looking to finish here. Nowak is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Butrovic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic is the new lightweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hannibal Butrovic waved his t-shirt featuring Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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